when all is said and done

idiom

: after considering or doing everything

—used for a final general statement or judgment

It won't be easy, but when all is said and done, we'll be glad we did it.

The candidates claim to have different views but, when all is said and done, they're very much alike.

Examples of when all is said and done in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Chance Perdomo's Andre Anderson gets into a sticky situation | Credit: Amazon Studios Just a reminder: Gen V is an extension of The Boys when all is said and done, so expect a lot of that familiar mayhem not suitable for Marvel or DC. —Nick Romano, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2023

The drilling makes an almighty muddy mess, but when all is said and done, the more than 2,000 boreholes planned for the campus will be undetectable, despite performing an impressive sleight of hand. —Cara Buckley, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2024

Bowers could crack the Top-10 when all is said and done. —Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2023

The little game is designed to fold out into a full playing board on the go and doubles as its own folding carrying case when all is said and done. —Kaitlyn McInnis, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2023

And, when all is said and done, my gratitude falls to the behind the scenes folks who set up this Conic Con conference. —Marc Berman, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2021

The feeling that the achievement of a goal, when all is said and done, was actually rather anticlimactic is common among those who set high standards for themselves and have achieved those benchmarks. —Outside Online, 8 Jan. 2021

This suggests Mario is likely to have strong legs in the coming weeks, leaving it well positioned to become the top-grossing movie of 2023 when all is said and done. —Brendan Morrow, The Week, 9 Apr. 2023

There’s a rather clever wink-wink opening to actor Randall Park’s debut feature as a director, Shortcomings, which, when all is said and done, mostly fails to deliver on its promise. —Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2023